The impact of energy audits on energy efficiency investment of public owners. Evidence from Italy

Gian Paolo Barbetta, Paolo Canino and Stefano Cima

Energy, 2015, vol. 93, issue P1, 1199-1209

Abstract: Buildings are a promising area of energy savings, but a difference exists between actual and optimal investment in this field. The so called ‘information gap’ about the costs and benefits of energy-saving activities could explain the difference. Audit programs have been undertaken to overcome the ‘information gap’ but, surprisingly, most papers analyzing the impact of audits on the adoption of energy-saving measures use faulty methods that could provide biased results.

Keywords: Energy audits; Policy instruments; Policy impact (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.09.117

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